In this Iron Age society, husbands moved in with their wives' families, not other way around
Geneticist Lara Cassidy wasn’t surprised to find several generations of the same family buried in an Iron Age cemetery near Dorset, England. But she was quite surprised to find most of them were related along a single matrilineal line.
Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centered on women
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society,
Females dominated in Iron Age Britain: Husbands moved in, wives inherited land
A new DNA-based study challenges the conventional understanding that Iron Age Britain society was dominated by men.
British Iron Age burial grounds reveal women had power
Some scholars have suggested that the Romans exaggerated the liberties of women on the British Isles to imply that this was a more uncivilized society. However, this genetic and skeletal evidence implies that women were likely influential and could have been shaping group identity through matrilineal lines.
DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built around women
Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.
Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost
Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift.
Celtic ‘Girl Power’ in Iron Age Britain
Women were at the centre of social networks in Iron Age British Celtic communities, research in this week’s Nature suggests. The analysis of 2,000-year-old DNA reveals evidence for matrilocal Celtic societies,
Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K., scientists say
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
Experts reveal fragments from rare Iron Age helmet
Fragments of copper alloy unearthed at one of Britain's most important archaeology sites have been revealed to be parts of an ...
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Iron Age DNA Reveals Women Dominated Pre-Roman Britain
Around 2,000 years ago, before the Roman Empire conquered Great Britain, women were at the very front and center of Iron Age ...
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Ancient Philistines Were Likely of Greek Origin, DNA Study Shows
Philistines were very likely of Greek origin, as a new DNA study traces the origins of the ancient villains in the Eastern ...
Iron Age Britain was more feminist than previously thought
Iron Age Britain may have been more feminist than many people believe, a study has found. Queens during this time, such as ...
Soho House boss’ plans for lavish Cotswolds mansion in doubt over Iron Age fort fears
Soho House boss’ plans for lavish Cotswolds mansion in doubt over Iron Age fort fears - Billionaire told mansion could be on ...
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Scientists Discover Celtic Society Where Men Left Home to Join Their Bride’s Community
DNA extracted from 57 individuals buried in a 2,000-year-old cemetery provides evidence of a "matrilocal" community in Iron ...
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Archaeologist Exposes Horse Ritual as an Iron Age Hoax
For decades, archaeologists believed that horses were sacrificed and placed on poles in sacred bogs during the Iron Age.